Trends in care for uninsured adults and disparities in care by insurance status

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-230

  Sabik, Lindsay M ^a   Dahman, Bassam A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; disease control; disparity trends; safety net; uninsured

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; STROKE; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859526874     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558711418519     Document Type: Article

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